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Section 1 - Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History

Step 1. Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Record

Obtain a Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Record by doing one of the following:

Sign and date the Petition and the Certificate of Service from Step 1 Form preparation that requires your signature

Step 3. Photocopies

Make three (3) copies of the signed and dated Petition and the Certificate of Service

Step 4. Packet assembly

Assemble into four (4) packets:

One (1) packet for the Clerk of Judicial Records-Criminal containing the following completed forms and documents:

Original Petition

Original Certificate of Service

Original Pennsylvania Criminal History Record

One (1) packet to be served on the Court Administration Office, one (1) packet to be served on the District Attorney's Office and one (1) packet for your records containing the following completed forms and documents:

Photocopy Petition

Photocopy Certificate of Service

Photocopy Pennsylvania Criminal History Record

Section 3 - Filing and Serving

Step 1. Filing

Take the following items to the Clerk of Judicial Records-Criminal office located in room 122 of Lehigh County Courthouse:

Disclaimer
The forms and instructions that are available from this website are not a substitute for professional legal advice. Court employees cannot give you legal advice or help you fill out /complete the forms. It is your responsibility to read and complete the forms and to take required steps to file and serve the documents. If you decide to use these forms in an actual action, be prepared to spend appropriate time gathering information, completing forms and following the Rules of Court. The Court assumes no responsibility for the use of these forms and accepts no liability for actions taken by using these documents, including reliance on the instructions and/or contents. To obtain legal advice and to insure the proper use of this material, you should contact a lawyer.

If you want to obtain the service of an attorney, but do not know whom to contact, you should visit the Lehigh Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service website.